Fortune telling in Qing dynasty

Emperor Qianlong was a good emperor and an outstanding emperor in the Qing Dynasty. In the early days of his administration, he loved the people like a son and implemented a frivolous and generous policy, which lightened the burden of the Li people many times. Not only that, once a disaster occurs in a certain place, he will spend a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to carry out rescue work, so Emperor Qianlong is deeply loved by the people of the Qing Dynasty, and his rule is also called the rule of his grandfather Kangxi. Anti-sense Shi Sheng? . ?

At the same time, in order to better understand the people's feelings, Emperor Qianlong often visited incognito to get close to the living conditions of ordinary people. After an anonymous visit, he met a fortune teller, who immediately passed it on to Emperor Jiaqing. What happened? ?

At that time, Emperor Qianlong came to Suzhou for a private visit and saw a peaceful scene in the area. He was extremely satisfied and thought that he had managed it well. One day, when he had nothing to do, he wanted to go to the busy market. He looked around and happened to see an old fortune teller setting up a stall not far away. Emperor Qianlong, who was dominated by curiosity, decided to find out.

Emperor Qianlong went in and found that the old man looked like a sage like type, so Qianlong reported his date of birth. However, the old man counted and counted, sweating on his head and showing panic on his face. Gan Long said quietly? How about my numerology?

The old man took a deep breath and wrote: Sixty years ago, I promised to live and die on the day of redemption. ? Say that finish, the old road quickly called Gan Long? Infinite Buddha? A bow:? Lord, the path is uncomfortable, so don't cross it. ? Then, pick up the banner and leave in a hurry. Gan Long and Xiao Shenyang didn't stop them and let them leave.

Suddenly, Qianlong patted his forehead and exclaimed: So that's what happened! ?

It turned out that Li Hong, who was only 25 years old, succeeded to the throne after Yong Zhengdi died in 1735. Li Hong is a famous Qianlong emperor in history. Emperor Qianlong worshipped his grandfather very much. When Emperor Qianlong first ascended the throne, he made a promise that if he could reign for 60 years, he would be in Zen, and he must not surpass his grandfather Emperor Kangxi. It is estimated that Emperor Qianlong himself did not expect to live so long. By the time Ganlong was 85 years old, the 60-year period had come, and Ganlong had to give up the throne to his son fifteen years old. Jinfeng called the world, known as Emperor Jiaqing in history.

In fact, there is another legend about this fortune teller. It is said that in the winter of the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong (1773), Qianlong wrote the name of the fifteenth son of the emperor in a wooden box and hid it in? Aboveboard? After the plaque, he officially confirmed his prince's worth. But before him, three brothers (Huang's eldest son, Huang's second son, and Huang's seventh son Yong Cong) were all killed by the long-lived Qianlong, but when his father said that his term of office would not exceed 60 years, there was no sign of succession. So, after some planning, armadillos and trusted ministers around them staged an ancient fortune-telling play.

However, how can the emperor Qianlong, who likes power so much, easily hand over real power? On the surface, Emperor Qianlong passed the throne to Jiaqing, but all major events in the DPRK still needed his consent. After he succeeded to the throne, he was the emperor's father for more than three years, and he didn't really hand over his real power until his death.